This fabulous and thorough isting of chorusus should be on the shelf of every singer in the Bay Area. An amazingly thorough listing of hundreds of ensembles, from fully professional ensembles to corporate in-house amateur groups. The listing for each ensemble includes administration, conductor, address, style/type of music performed, where the performances take place, and lots of other info. The editors have done a marvelous job, and this book does a great service for all singers in the extended Bay Area.

My nomination for a perfect, crystalline Saturday: Follow Drescher's guide through San Francisco neighborhoods to find murals on walls glowing against the September sky. The title is right. Humankind doesn't let nature alone in Bagdad by the Bay. We have been filling walls with our color and figures since the walls have stood in the City. That most curious of monuments, Coit Tower, brimming with the muscular WPA murals, tells California's story in paint. The murals in the Haight vibrate with psychedelic counterculture; those of the Mission and Western Addition not only deliver the messages of the Latino and African American neighborhoods but have become identified as centers of the communities. People meet at a mural in San Francisco, just as they might meet at a fountain in Rome. Of course, the book records the outstanding art across the Bay and down the Peninsula, but for me the best part of the book was its putting together city maps and pictures of murals so that a reader can experience the favorites. The fancy semiotics, art techniques and materials are all here, conveyed by a recognized authority, but the author is wise enough not to get in the way of the always revolutionary, ever traditional mix of color, lines, architecture and geography. A keeper.

I bought this little collection of fun facts about the city in the airport on my way home. I wish I had it when I was walking around SF - it makes me want to return ASAP. An excellent compilation of history and trivia that brings the place to life.

account of the early european visitors to San Francisco Bay, focusing on the area that became Yerba Buena, then San Francisco. The book ends with the discovery of gold in California, which signified the end of the villiage known as Yerba Buena. Imagine the green valleys of San Francisco, oak glens and cool creeks, a few barns and homes. Then imagine an influx of sailors, "Americans, Yankees, Spanish, French, Italians, Portuguese, English, Canadians, Irish, Scotch, Russians, Germans, Chinese, &c. Not a man was to be seen without a pistol and knife in his belt."

Very entertaining and captivating for the young audience

I purchased this book to support the work done by the Assistance League of the Bay Area, but I soon realized it was a culinary treasure. Not one of the contributors would have shared any recipe that might diminish their current local reputations, so the result is a collection of perfectly delicious dishes.
Each time I have needed something special for a party, such as our recent family Christmas brunch, I have found several recipes in this collection. The directions are clearly written and the end product is fantastic! It is now my favorite cookbook for "foods to impress" with the bounty of our Galveston Bay area taste!

This book is a winner! The author has gathered all kinds of old postal card and family photos of the folks who settled Sister Bay, the northern jewel of the Door Peninsula. Then he met with older folks with long memories and assembled a kind of oral history of the Sister Bay our grandparents knew, from the 1890's to more recent history. A lovely book, great photos, a real trip down memory lane and beyond! Even if you don't know Door County or Sister Bay, Wisconsin, I think there are some wonderful commonalities with all small towns, east coast or midwest.

This book of poetry by Willard Espy, one of the finest writers to come out of Washington, is simply wonderful. His poems stayed with me long after I read them. A must for all interested in the history of Willapa Bay!

This is a great little reference book with maps to all the businesses listed. When my family moved here from back East, those maps helped us find our way around the valley. We also found some great outlets thanks to this neat book.

This book portrays the challenge of searching for the truth and escaping a life of fulfilling other people's desires. It shows that if you have the courage and determination, as well as strength, you can overcome what you consider injustice. A good portrayal of the American Dream (work hard for what you want and you'll get it!) in a unique fashion--using American cultural history, namely the 'conquering' of the Indians for your own benefit--to show other injustices. Keep up the good work Earl Murray!